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This Is Why So Many People Want Charlotte Rampling to Win an Oscar

Ever since Andrew Haigh’s film 45 Years debuted earlier this year at the Berlin International Film Festival, the raves have poured in for Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling’s depiction of a married couple whose union becomes threatened by the revelation of a long-dormant secret. But with the film not opening in theaters in the United States until December 23, it’s been hard for most audiences to see where the buzz was coming from—or especially to see why so many people think Rampling could be a dark-horse contender in the best-actress Oscar race.

As the film finally plays for paying audiences, get a sneak preview of Rampling and Courtenay’s remarkable work together in this exclusive clip, as the two deal with the fallout of learning key details about what happened in his past. For more on the film, see the trailer below.